Alan Dundes Książki

An interpretation of the Palio of Siena. This study is an expression of the soul of the city, endlessly rich in symbolism, metaphor, and life.

What do we know of the power of legend? How do we put to rest a vicious story, born more than nine centuries ago yet surfacing even today on American television talk shows? The infamous blood libel legend was partly responsible for the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492, the basis of persecutions and actual courtroom trials throughout Europe, and exploited in Nazi propaganda.